A recent ruling by the Real Estate Taxation Appeal Committee at the Haifa District Court is widely regarded as one of the most significant in Israeli real estate taxation in years. At its core: whether developers who won Mehir LaMishtaken tenders acquired “real estate rights” — and thus owed purchase tax — or acted merely as state contractors. The Committee accepted the developers’ position in full. Adv. Leor Nouman and Adv. Guy Wertheim of S. Horowitz, who represented Ashdar Building Company in the proceedings, join the HaHazit HaIronit podcast of Merkaz HaNadlan to explain how they challenged one of the fundamental assumptions of the tenders — and what the ruling means for the market at large.
